My school's Nursing Program Requirements

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Hi guys,

I'm in a lot of trouble and I don't know what to do.

My school's nursing program requirements are:

* Biology 170 (Anatomy)

* Biology 175 (Human Physiology)

* Biology 210 (General Microbiology)

I didn't even take Bio 100 (Introduction To Biology). Should I skip Bio 100 and go straight for Bio 170? I've been slacking off the pass few years but now I'm committed. Also, I want to get into the nursing program ASAP.

Help guys!!!

Thanks

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Go for it most people never take general bio. Good luck

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I took my anatomy courses w/out taking bio 100. i did fine. :) good luck!

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Specializes in SNU/SNF/MedSurg, SPCU Ortho/Neuro/Spine.

same here dude, just go for it and pick up the slack! you will be fine!

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Do it. Usually in each class, they do a basic cell unit for those that have been out of school for a while to review. Good luck to you!

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Specializes in ICU.

If you don't have to, then don't worry about it. On the other hand, if you find yourself struggling the first couple of weeks, maybe consider dropping down to the lower class for your own sake. Better to take two classes and do well in them than take retake the same one because you were a little in over your head. Good luck!

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alright thanks guys! I'm just going to straight for the anatomy class.

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Huh, at my school you must take all lower level classes in math and science in order to progress to higher ones. Like, bio 101, before bio 170, and math 100, before math 150, etc. You can attempt to test out of a few classes, however the tests are designed to encompass the entire course, so they are pretty hard to pass.

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Specializes in CNA.

anatomy and physiology are fine w/o learning bio. most schools also accept 2 semesters of anatomy& physiology combined.

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Yup, all the colleges I've looked into for nursing have A&P etc..but the pre-reqs for it are Bio 101 (or whatever the lowest credit bio is) A&P, micro are all 200+ level courses that want bio 101 and math 101 for our State Colleges/Uni's

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Hi guys,

I didn't even take Bio 100 (Introduction To Biology). Should I skip Bio 100 and go straight for Bio 170? I've been slacking off the pass few years but now I'm committed. Also, I want to get into the nursing program ASAP.

Intro to bio is more like high school biology.. if you took that, I think you're good. Seriously, I don't even remember what I learned in basic bio, it's been so long and the class was boring. As far as I know, anatomy introduces/gives a brief overview of the basic stuff before going into detail. I think you'll be fine.

Good luck!

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I didn't take Bio before A&P. The last Bio class I had was in JHS back in 1976!

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